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Seems like you just want a Pixel phone with all-Google apps.

Samsung's built in apps are not "cruft" by any means.

The Notes app has pen support for sketching and PDF import/annotate, which lets me use a printable calendar digitally. The Browser app has dark mode and adblock; good luck with that on Google Chrome. The Music app doesn't try to upsell me to a YouTube Music plan.

I also use Bixby routines to quickly set custom timers for exercise, cooking etc.

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Concur with Notes and Bixby Routines. Discovered and tinkered with them three months ago. I was missing a lot, actually.

Given I’m more Power User than average user, I’m also in favor of vanilla as possible, but it’s not like an extra icon away from home and Edge Panels is really uncomfortable for me, I don’t even feel the presence of a lot of those extra applications I don’t use.

Samsung Notes is the only thing that I miss after switching to Pixel. It was everything I needed in a notes app with seemingly no bloat.

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